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Executive Education – Corporate Governance
The Dilemmas of Diversity: Understanding and Implementing Purposeful Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
Executive Education – Corporate Governance
The Dilemmas of Diversity: Understanding and Implementing Purposeful Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
July 10, 2024
Date
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Time
RM 2,500*
Program Fee
Hybrid
Format
Overview
In recent years, the push for greater diversity in Malaysia has gone beyond the call for more women in government and to sit on company boards, in line with global trends. It now includes calls for equal-pay-for-equal-work and a broader acceptance of differences in the workplace. This has put significant pressure on board of directors and senior management to design and implement “effective” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies for their organisations.
Why are DEI policies important? How does one go about designing an appropriate DEI policy? What should one look out for? How far should one go?
Among others, this program will explore such questions while recognising the complexity of the issues involved. It will also discuss the dilemmas and challenges that often arise in the implementation of DEI policies within organizations. The program will also discuss the concepts of “the diversity of diversity,” “purposeful diversity” as well as “culture” in different organisational contexts.
Current research on the topic will be shared as well as relevant examples and case studies.
- Explain the concepts of “diversity”, “inclusion”, “equity” and “culture” as well as their impacts in different organisational settings;
- Explain the concepts of “the diversity of diversity” and “purposeful diversity”;
- Discuss the importance of context when designing and implementing DEI policies in organisations and the consequences of sub-optimal design and implementation;
- Describe what DEI “means” in their individual organisations and context;
- List methods to assess the success (or otherwise) of DEI implementation;
- List the keys to successful implementation of DEI policies in organisations;
- Explain the role of the Board and Senior Management with regards to DEI policy design and implementation.
- Board of Directors
- Senior Management
Chris Bennett
Faculty Profile
Chris Bennett is an experienced director, senior executive, researcher, and teacher/facilitator with significant international exposure. He has lived and worked in 6 countries, held directorships in 13 large British and American companies (and senior managerial responsibilities in more than 20 companies) in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas.
He is now focused on research, writing, and facilitation/teaching. His interests are centred around how corporate governance is impacted by human behaviour as it occurs in Boards and Top Management Teams, with a particular interest in how these factors mani- fest in different cultures, and in complex company groups.
He serves on the faculty of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and as a Doctoral Researcher at Aston University Business School. In 2021, Chris co-authored a book with John Zinkin on “The Principles and Practice of Effective Leadership
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The Dilemmas of Diversity: Understanding and Implementing Purposeful Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
July 10, 2024
RM 2,500*
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